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Wallet Responsibility Checklist.
Bitcoin Core puts you in charge of your wallet, which means your bitcoins are at risk unless you complete certain tasks:
Backup your keys.
Make sure your wallet is secure.
Setup an offline wallet (cold storage) for significant amounts of bitcoins.
Allow your heirs to receive your bitcoins if you die or become incapacitated.
If you need help with any step, please ask for assistance in any of Bitcoin’s friendly forums or live chatrooms.
System Requirements.
Bare Minimum (With Default Settings)
Disk space 350 GB.
Download 250 MB/day (8 GB/month) *
Upload 5 GB/day (150 GB/month)
Memory (RAM) 512 MB.
System Desktop Laptop Some ARM chipsets >1 GHz.
Operating system Windows 7/8.x Mac OS X Linux Some BSDs.
* Plus a one-time 340 GB download the first time you start Bitcoin Core.
Bare Minimum (With Custom Settings)
Disk space 5 GB.
Download 150 MB/day (5 GB/month) *
Upload 10 MB/day (300 MB/month)
Memory (RAM) 256 MB.
Minimum Recommended.
Download 500 MB/day (15 GB/month) *
Memory (RAM) 1 GB.
Operating system Windows 7/8.x/10 Mac OS X Linux.
Possible Problems.
Bandwidth limits : Some Internet plans will charge an additional amount for any excess upload bandwidth used that isn’t included in the plan. Worse, some providers may terminate your connection without warning because of overuse. We advise that you check whether your Internet connection is subjected to such limitations and monitor your bandwidth use so that you can stop Bitcoin Core before you reach your upload limit.
Anti-virus: Several people have placed parts of known computer viruses in the Bitcoin block chain. This block chain data can’t infect your computer, but some anti-virus programs quarantine the data anyway, making it more difficult to run Bitcoin Core. This problem mostly affects computers running Windows.
Attack target: Bitcoin Core powers the Bitcoin peer-to-peer network, so people who want to disrupt the network may attack Bitcoin Core users in ways that will affect other things you do with your computer, such as an attack that limits your available download bandwidth.
By default, you need to backup Bitcoin Core after every 100 transactions. This includes both transactions you send as well as payments you request (whether or not you actually received the payment).
For example, you need to backup after sending 33 payments and requesting 67 payments (even though you only received 60 payments).
Bitcoin Core can be configured to allow you to go more transactions between backups. See the -keypool setting.
Anyone who gets access to your wallet can steal your bitcoins. The first line of defense against this is encrypting your wallet, an option from the File menu in the graphical interface.
However, encrypting may not be enough if your computer becomes infected by malware. Learn about offline wallets for security against this type of attack.
In addition to securing your wallet, you also need to keep your backups secure. Anyone who gets access to them can also steal your bitcoins.
Computers that connect to the Internet are frequently hacked or infected with bitcoin-stealing malware. Computers that never connect to the Internet are a much more secure location for your bitcoins.
Bitcoin Core can be run on an always-offline computer, creating an offline wallet (also called a cold wallet). The offline wallet will securely store the private keys, while a separate online Bitcoin Core wallet will send and receive transactions.
Your Bitcoin wallet isn’t like a bank accountвЂ"it won’t automatically go to your heirs if you die or become disabled.
You have to plan ahead and make sure there is a way for your heirs to access your wallet backups when you’re no longer available.
The Cryptocurrency Mining Craze: Energy Consumption, Hardware, and the Controversies in Between.
Cryptocurrency mining has become so rampant that it has had a fairly significant impact on the GPU market and even electricity theft.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have brought blockchain, algorithms, GPUs, and security issues into the public consciousness. Cryptocurrency mining, however, has also introduced issues of hardware shortages and changed the way we look at currency generation. So--what's up with Bitcoin mining?
While the value of Bitcoin (and most other cryptocurrencies) decreased significantly at the beginning of 2018, there appears to be momentum again with values rising. Cryptocurrency mining has become so rampant that it has had a fairly significant impact on the GPU market, and more regularly news article are popping up about stolen electricity for the purpose of cryptomining.
Here's some basic information about cryptocurrencies (primarily Bitcoin), mining, and why it matters.
In 2008, a white paper was released titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System", authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, though that name is widely understood to be a pseudonym. This white paper was one of the first widely popular uses of the term Bitcoin.
The core idea of Bitcoin was to be a form of decentralized, private currency that used the blockchain to keep a record of how currency was spent, and to use a distributed network of nodes that would all confirm, or deny, a transaction occurred. If the majority of the node network agreed that the transaction was valid, it would be added to the master blockchain and become part of the "ledger" forever. It solved double spending, decentralization, and was envisioned as the currency of the future where no government or bank controlled it. Part of the incentive of setting up and running a Bitcoin node is that there is a reward in exchange for work. So, by installing the Bitcoin software and lending your CPU/GPU to the cause, users could make virtual money.
In Bitcoin's beginnings, it developed a reputation of being a quirky Internet currency often associated with shady purchases on the Deep Web. Some people "mined" for Bitcoin, that had a maximum value of only $0.39 in 2010. Just shy of a decade later, cryptocurrencies have exploded in popularity and created their own culture around its use. There are now countless blockchain-based projects and currencies, all with different use cases, advantages, and disadvantages. There is also an accompanying lexicon now associated with cryptocurrencies ("HODL", "to the Moon", etc).
In late 2017, Bitcoin's highest value to date peaked, reaching a value of nearly $20,000 per Bitcoin, drawing even more interest into cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin's value peaked in lae 2017. Image courtesy of CoinMarketCap.
While the value of Bitcoin (and most other cryptocurrencies) decreased significantly at the beginning of 2018, there appears to be some momentum again with values rising. Predicting the value of Bitcoin is like trying to predict the stock market--there's no foolproof way to know whether or not values will rise or fall. However, what is known is that cryptocurrency mining has become so rampant that it has had a fairly significant impact on the GPU market, driving up hardware prices, and has also increased reports of electricity theft for the purpose of cryptomining.
Focusing primarily on Bitcoin, here is some basic information on what it means to mine, what the current hardware requirements are, and why cryptocurrency mining has become controversial.


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Hashcash and Proof-of-Work.
As mentioned before, mining is the process of verifying a transaction and results in being rewarded for the work of doing so. In order to make this verification, the input of a hash function that matches given information about its output and a target range must be found--a mathematical problem that can take significant computer power to solve.
The first miner to find a suitable solution "wins" and Bitcoin (or whatever cryptocurrency is being mined) is awarded. In terms of blockchain, you are looking for the new block that is to be added to that chain based on the hashing output.
Bitcoin, in particular, uses the hashcash proof-of-work function. Hashcash was originally developed in 1997 as a way to prevent DoS attacks, anti-spam, and network abuse. For Bitcoin, Hashcash SHA256 is used twice for hashing (double hash)--this is more precautionary than necessary since a single SHA256 hash is sufficient for Bitcoin.
Hashcash is difficult to invert function. It is very easy to compute the hash output given an input value, but extremely difficult to find the input value given the output. To invert the function using a brute force method, the complexity would be O(2 256 ).
In Bitcoin, the hashcash function has to be adjusted to make sure that proof-of-work can only be claimed once: a service string, a starting point, and a counter are also included so that each miner will start work at a different point, with different numbers, even if it is trying to verify the same information. Then, when a miner does succeed in finding a solution, the miners then move on to other problems. It's a bit of a game of luck.
Image courtesy of Bitcoin StackExchange.
Mining is becoming more difficult because the algorithm adjusts based on how many "miners" there are on the Bitcoin network--the more miners and the more consensus that must be reached, the more difficult it becomes to solve each block.
A block should be solved every 10 minutes so to keep this rate, the difficulty must go up with more miners and down with less. This correlates strongly with the price of Bitcoin; if its value is high enough, then mining it even at high hardware and energy costs, is still offset. If the reward of solving a block is 12.5 BTC, then you could make $200,000 USD from a single successful solve. And if you want to be the first person to solve a problem, you have to be the fastest at doing so. That brings us to our next topic.
Current Bitcoin mining Hardware Requirements.
During Bitcoin's first years, mining didn't require specialized hardware. With a reasonably decent laptop, Bitcoin software, and an active Internet connection, it was possible to mine a few coins. The minimum recommended system requirements are:
145 GB of ask space An Internet connection with an upload rate of 5GB/day and 500mb/day download rate At least a 1 GHZ > ARM chipset 1 GB RAM Windows 7/8/10 or Linux or Mac OSx Plus a one-time140GB download of Bitcoin core.
Seems fairly accessible, right? There are, however, professional Bitcoin mining "farms" being established where warehouses are lined up with shelves of ASICs solving blockchain problems. When competing with setups like this, mining from a standard laptop using a CPU or GPU is becoming a fairly useless effort especially relative to the actual cost for the electricity to do so.
It's this competition on the network to solve problems that has set the bar so high for hardware requirements to make it worth the investment. (Bear in mind, though, that there are some other cryptocurrencies that are still mineable using more basic hardware.)
One of many ASICs that can be purchased for Bitcoin mining. Image courtesy of Amazon.
ASICs for the purpose of Bitcoin mining is customized hardware made for the specific Bitcoin hash. While an ASIC is roughly 100,000x faster than a CPU, they run at about $3000 USD per ASIC. Furthermore, while mining, ASICs generate a significant amount of heat, requiring cooling, requiring even more electricity. You can see why the costs can become prohibitive quickly and why cryptocurrency farms tend to exist in areas where electricity is cheaper and the climate is cooler.
Controversies.
So, of course, there are controversies associated with mining.
First, there is a matter of the energy used in cryptomining. When the world appears to be trending towards more efficient and "green" use of energy, cryptomining can appear to be the exact antithesis of that. There are estimates that the Bitcoin uses roughly 30 TWh of electricity per year, which is about the same as a medium-sized country (
population of 6 million people). However, it can be pointed out that large data centers easily use just as much, or more, energy.
The local effects can then be considered; in China, electricity is primarily generated from coal; reports are that a rise in cryptocurrency farms in Iceland could outpace the country's electricity generation if not controlled; in some areas, the establishment of cryptocurrency farms is having an impact on the cost of electricity for local residents and businesses.
There has also been lots of talk about the "cryptocurrency bubble", suggesting the value of cryptocurrency is a fad and sometime in the future will be worth nothing.
There is a battle of philosophies on how to use cryptocurrencies. Some people want to see it being constantly earned and spent as a currency, others say to "HODL" (a meme-ish, widespread misspelling of "hold"). Some use it like a stock, buy into a currency, and then sell it when it's worth more, converting it back into centralized cash (FIAT).
An example of a cryptocurrency mining farm. Image courtesy of Kyiv Post.
Probably more upsetting to the non-cryptocurrency individual, someone hoping to simply enjoy a decent GPU, is the sudden scarcity of a reasonably affordable and decent video card for their next computer build. This is because crypto-miners are buying them en masse.
In fact, NVIDIA began to limit the number of units that could be purchased online, and cards were appearing online on third-party websites being sold for double their retail price.
Cryptocurrency and mining is an interesting new phenomenon with unexpected effects on economies, environments, and hardware supplies. There's no real way to be certain about what to expect next (will the trend continue, will it plateau, will it die off completely, will I ever be able to get a new graphics card for my PC. ). But regardless of how uncertain the future of cryptocurrencies is, if its value is on the rise again, mining is probably here to stay.
Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Mining.
Bitcoin Cash appeared on August 1, 2017, as a result of a fork in the Bitcoin network. The reason for the fork was the fact that the community could not come to a unanimous opinion on the further development of the first cryptocurrency.
Changelly treats with respect one of the most popular Bitcoin forks. As time goes by, Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency does not lose its vogue. We're here to explain how to get the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) coins through mining solo or pools. Let's get started!
How to Start Bitcoin Cash Mining?
In July 2017, members of the Bitcoin community, including Roger Ver, did not welcome the SegWit soft fork in the Bitcoin network, which removed witnessing data from block headers. The discontent was followed by Bitcoin's hard fork, supported by Chinese members of the BTC community. That's how Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency was created. It became a lighter and cheaper version of the Bitcoin protocol.
In April 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network underwent the first-ever halving. The event changed the reward per block from 12.5 BCH to 6.25 BCH. In the first couple of days, BCH miners switched to other more profitable assets because BCH mining wasn't profitable anymore. However, now the situation gets better. There are still quite a lot of people who continue to get Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency through mining.
So, what does any miner need to start Bitcoin Cash extracting in 2020? Here are some points that are crucial if you are interested in mining BCH coins.
You need mining hardware. In this case, SHA-256 ASIC miners are suitable (as well as software). Your internet connection should be stable 24/7 (with a speed of more than 1 MB/s). You need a Bitcoin Cash wallet to receive mined coins. We've already explained how to set up a BCH wallet and how to choose one.
All in all, we have an ultimate guide that covers all the basics of cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Mining Hardware.
Since Bitcoin Cash mining is possible only on SHA-256 ASIC miners, there is no wide range of hardware. This part of mining preparations will be the most costly. ASIC miners price range from $1,000 to $4,000 for the latest models. We advise you to use a mining calculator to find out the profitability of the particular hardware.


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#1. Antminer S17+
Antminer S17+ by Bitmain is an ASIC miner released in December 2019. The maximum hashrate is 73Th/s for a power consumption of 2920W. The miner has four fans, which help to cool the device. The table down below shows the income of the miner. You can calculate your electricity expenses and get profitability.
Period Day Month Year $6 $176 $2,100.
The average price for Antminer S17+ is around $1,800.
#2. Antminer S19 Pro.
Antminer S19 Pro is one more ASIC miner made by Bitmain. It was released in May 2020 and seemed to be one of the most profitable in our list. This hardware has a maximum hashrate of 110Th/s for a power consumption of 3250W. It has four fans as the previous one. Check out the table below to find out the income and calculate profitability.
Period Day Month Year $9 $265 $3,127.
The average price for Antminer S19 Pro is around $3,500.
#3. MicroBT Whatsminer M305++
MicroBT Whatsminer M305++ is not yet available on the market. MicroBT announced the release in October 2020. All the income estimates are based on deep analysis. The device mining SHA-256 algorithm with a maximum hashrate of 112Th/s for a power consumption of 3472W. The income is shown down below.
Period Day Month Year $10,5 $316 $3,800.
The price is not yet announced.
#4. Bitfury Tardis.
Bitfury Tardis is the oldest miner on our list. It was released in November 2018, but do not rush to write it off. The maximum hashrate of 80Th/s for a power consumption of 6300W. Isn't that bad, huh? However, the problem is that this hardware is hard to buy. Anyway, here is the info about the income.
Period Day Month Year $6,4 $192 $2,310.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Mining Software.
There are a lot of different miners on the market. Probably, two of the most popular miners are CGminer and BFGminer, which are command-line programs. Anyway, choose the miner which is compatible with your hardware.
CGminer works on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It's kind of complicated to set up the miner, but once you're done with this part, CGminer is a great soft to use. The only thing that can be a problem is the lack of a graphic interface. If you're not afraid of using command-line programs, this miner is suitable for you.
BFGMiner program is one of the varieties of console miner programs controlled by the command-line (in C language). The program is compatible with Windows 32bit/64bit.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Mining Pools.
We've already shown you the best mining pools to get Bitcoin Cash. Currently, the most efficient mining pools are:
Antpool - 262.00 PH/s ViaBTC - 253.89 PH/s BTC.COM - 182.20 PH/s Bitcoin.com - 54.50 PH/s PoolIn - 28.00 PH/s.
Where to Store Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
Wallets for storing Bitcoin Cash are divided into several types: online and offline applications, cold (or hardware), paper wallets, applications on cryptocurrency exchanges. Each type is convenient for its purposes: hardware wallets provide the maximum security level, online versions, and fast transactions.
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Online wallets are convenient for working with small amounts of cryptocurrency assets, short-term investments, and trading on the exchange. However, such tools are less secure. Since you need to confirm the user's identity, a username, password, and phone number, such wallets are easy to hack. More experienced crypto traders try to combine several types of wallets. Among these wallets are CoinBase, BTC.com, and Blockchain.info.
Offline wallets (e.g., Jaxx, Electron Cash, or Exodus) are popular among experienced users who store large amounts of funds in various types of cryptocurrencies, often conduct transactions, and convert coins.
Hardware wallets (e.g., Ledger Nano, Trezor, KeepKey) are suitable for long-term storage of significant amounts of cryptocurrency. Such a tool is used by cryptocurrency investors who keep BCH for the long-term period.
Bitcoin Cash Mining - Summary.
Bitcoin Cash has a great future in the crypto market. In order to catch up with the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash must increase its own appeal among users. Now, most crypto investors take BCH as an imperfect clone of Bitcoin, although Bitcoin Cash is much better than BTC from a technical point of view.
Bitcoin Cash meets all modern cryptocurrency requirements: security, high transaction speed, and decentralization. In general, BCH is worth mining and buying. By the way, check out our cross-rates to buy Bitcoin Cash for the best price.
About Changelly.
Changelly is a non-custodial instant cryptocurrency exchange service that acts as an intermediary between crypto exchanges and users, giving the latter an opportunity to exchange over 160 cryptocurrencies at the best market rates. Changelly offers its API and a customizable payment widget to any crypto service that wishes to broaden its audience and implement new exchange options.


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How to Mine Bitcoin in 2020.
Bitcoin mining is a great way to earn cryptocurrency while providing a valuable service to the global network of users. Miners can set up a hardware operation by themselves or join forces with a large venture via cloud mining. If you are looking to enter this field in 2020, here is what you need to know about the business.
What Does It Take to Mine Bitcoin in 2020.
Bitcoin mining is a transaction security and validation service done via distributed computer systems each racing to solve complex mathematical problems before the competition. Miners keep the global ledger consistent and immutable by repeatedly adding newly requested transactions into a block, which is then broadcast to the network and verified. For providing their valuable hashing power to the cryptocurrency network, miners are rewarded each time a new block is created by them in this fashion.
Anyone thinking about entering this line of work needs to know that long gone are the days where one could just mine bitcoin with a desktop PC or even an old laptop. These days, any profitable Bitcoin mining is done via computer systems tailored exclusively for the task, professionally called application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners.
The most popular Bitcoin mining machines are the Antminer series from Bitmain, but there are additional hardware offerings from companies such as Microbt, Canaan, Ebang, and a few others. Take note that while some machines are available to be purchased off shelf already, or even immediately as second hand goods in online markets, when the newer models come out there is often a waiting period until they are shipped, and you need to take that into consideration.
Other than the upfront cost of the hardware, your main expense as a miner is electricity. The power is primarily for operation of the computer systems themselves, but also for ventilation and air conditioning systems that might be needed depending on the situation. This is why professional miners routinely migrate around the world to locations that can offer them an optimal combination of lower electricity prices and hospitable weather.
Once the hardware is all set up, you then need to direct your mining machines to a mining pool such as F2pool, Poolin, Btc.com, and Antpool. These are groupings of miners that compete to get a block together and share the rewards according to the contributed hashing power, thus spreading the work and streamlining the revenue for each one.
How to Start Cloud Mining With Bitcoin.com.
An easier alternative to setting up your own mining operation is to go for cloud mining. This is a way to generate cryptocurrency that doesn't require buying any expensive equipment, or installing the infrastructure needed for it. All you have to do is find a provider that you trust and buy a contract from them, which is in essence renting hash power in a dedicated facility. Bitcoin.com is one such provider, with a cloud mining service focused on bitcoin cash (BCH) and BTC.
The company offers a selection of contract lengths, currently starting from just six months and running up to two years, and if you already have your own mining hardware you can connect it to the pool as well. The service also includes an app for Android and iOS mobile devices, so you can keep track of earnings, hashrate, and other statistics related to your contracts right on your phone.
What do you think about the attractiveness of mining bitcoin in 2020? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
What is Bitcoin mining? A Beginners Guide for New Users.
You don't have to venture too deep into the crypto market before you stumble upon the term Bitcoin miners. Understanding Bitcoin mining, what purposes it serves, and how to become one is an important part of familiarizing yourself with blockchain technology. Bitcoin miners are the core of the world's largest blockchain. Here's how they keep users safe and help promote further Bitcoin adoption.
Blockchain.
To understand what a Bitcoin miner is, you need to first understand blockchain technology. A blockchain is a network of computers that all work together to update and verify a digital ledger. Unlike centralized systems like your bank, blockchain relies on a decentralized protocol to keep the ledger secure.
What are Bitcoin Miners?
In a traditional banking scenario, your centralized financial institution would receive your transaction request and then approve or deny it depending on how it suited their particular agenda. In Bitcoin's network, the central bank is replaced by regular users. Regular users all work together to verify blocks of transactions simultaneously. These users are what are known as Bitcoin miners.
The term miner refers to the amount of time and resources required to successfully mint new Bitcoin. Just like mining for gold, there is an expenditure associated with the creation of the asset. In this way, each new Bitcoin is born with inherent value.
Bitcoin mining Farm.
In Bitcoin's blockchain, every miner (also known as a node) works together with the network to verify every transaction. However, only one miner receives the reward and gets to add the actual block to the chain of transactions, thereby extending the blockchain.
Proof-of-Work.
Bitcoin's network introduces a protocol known as Proof-of-Work (PoW) to determine what node gets the reward for their efforts. This system is an advanced mathematical equation. The equation is so difficult that it's more logical for you your computer to make random guesses rather than complete the equation directly.
This random guessing pushes your processor to the max. This computational effort results in expenditures in the form of electricity costs. Reports have put Bitcoin's energy consumption at around 120 gigawatts (GW) per second. This converts to about 63 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year.
SHA-256.
The Bitcoin network depends on a mathematical algorithm known as SHA-256. The SHA stands for secure hashing algorithm. This one-way cryptographic hash function ensures that every Bitcoin transaction is verified and confirmed by multiple sources before its addition. To provide extra security, Bitcoin applies the SHA-256 function twice. This process is known as double-SHA-256.
Bitcoin rewards miners for their efforts in newly minted Bitcoin. Notably, this is the only time new Bitcoin enters the market. In this way, Bitcoin functions as a predictable monetary supply. In its earliest days, Bitcoin miners received a reward of 50 BTC for their troubles. While this may seem like a fortune today, it was only a couple of dollars back then.
Automatic Difficulty Adjustment.
In order to ensure the steady issuance of Bitcoin, the system employs a difficult adjustment algorithm. This protocol requires the answer to the SHA-256 equation to have a certain number of zeros in front to be eligible as the correct answer. The difficulty of this equation can be increased or decreased by requiring more or fewer zeros in the answer's preface.
Keenly, the difficulty adjustment algorithm is based on the total hashing power of the network. The more miners participating, the more difficult the equation becomes. Also, the more powerful the mining rigs, the more difficult the equation. This ensures that new Bitcoin enters the market in ten-minute intervals.
As part of the difficulty adjustment, Bitcoin's mining rewards decrease by halves over time. This decrease corresponds with the rising value of the coin in the market. These events are known as halvings by the mining community. They are huge events that are usually followed by stratospheric gains in Bitcoin's value. The last halving occurred on May 11, 2020.
Advanced Miners Enter the Market.
As the value of Bitcoin increased, so did the interest of miners to figure out ways to better solve the SHA-256 equation. These efforts led to the creation of custom-built mining rigs designed specifically to approve Bitcoin transactions. These mining rigs began as a home built projects. Today, the mining rig industry encapsulates billions of dollars.


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GPU Miners.
The first major mining rig upgrade came when miners realized that graphic cards are much faster at solving the repetitive task of the SHA-256 equation. Your CPU is good at a lot of things but not really great at anything. Whereas, graphic cards are excellent at specific tasks but they're not really useful for any other purpose other than ones that fit their primary use case.
Eventually, miners realized that GPU cards were way more effective at completing the Proof-of-Work algorithm when compared to normal PCs. This realization led to a market rush for these cards. Firms like Nvidia began to see their entire supply of cards purchased by mining farms seeking to gain valuable hashing power in the network.
Eventually, there were huge delays and wait times on these products. The problem got so bad that manufacturers complained that their intended customers were able to get their hands on the products due to the high demand by miners.
ASIC Miners.
Everything was going well for GPU miners until the world's largest Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer, Bitmain upped the ante. The firm changed the market forever with the introduction of the first ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) mining rig. ASIC miners are thousands of times faster at solving the SHA-256 algorithm when compared to GPU cards.
Bitmain Mining Rigs.
The secret to ASIC rigs' effectiveness is the fact that they are custom built to solve the SHA-256 algorithm and nothing else. This purpose-built Bitcoin mining chip created an influx in hashing power which increased the difficulty even further for regular miners. Importantly, you can only use ASIC miners for their intended cryptocurrencies. They are unable to shift their mining algorithm to other options.
Bye-Bye to the Average Miner.
It soon became evident that CPU mining was no longer a viable option. You can still CPU mine today, but the chances of outperforming these high-powered rigs are slim to none. Not impossible, but highly improbable. Still, there are many in the market that seek to return to the days in which any users could help secure Bitcoin's network and earn a profit.
Bitmain.
As the largest mining rig manufacturer and mining pool operator in the world, Bitmain holds considerable sway in the market. The platform flexed its muscles when it supported the creation of Bitcoin Cash during the late 2017 hard fork. Their support helped cement the coin as a viable alternative in the market.
Bitcoin mining pools came about as a way to level the playing field again. A mining pool combines all the hash power of users and splits the rewards amongst the users based on their contributions. Today, mining pools are the largest Bitcoin miners in the market. Studies have shown that these mining pools are reaching dangerous levels of concentration with one report revealing that the largest three mining pools control over 65% of Bitcoin total hashing power.
The largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world currently is F2Pool. Insanely, just this one pool controls 20% of the collective hash power of the network. Notably, operating a mining pool is a tricky task. F2Pool states it has experienced long droughts where the pool didn't receive any rewards. In more than one instance, the platform lost over 100 BTC in terms of having to pay miners without mining blocks themselves. However, when you look at the big picture, mining pools end up being hugely profitable for the firms that operate them and can sustain these droughts.
For anyone that wants to become a Bitcoin miner but doesn't want to spend time learning the technical aspects of the art, or researching how to build or purchase a top-quality rig, there is cloud mining. Cloud mining platforms rent out their hashing power to users for an agreed rate. Cloud mining is one of the easiest ways for new users to participate in the mining sector without a major upfront investment.
There are some concerns one must address when deciding on a cloud mining service. You need to stick to only the most reputable cloud mining service providers. There have been scores of cloud mining scams perpetrated in the market over the last eleven years. In most cloud mining scams, the platform will take new users' funds to pay old users the promised returns at first. Once the word gets out that the platform is legit, the company rug pulls with all the user's Bitcoin.
Cloud Mining Scams are Prevalent.
This year saw multiple mining scams come to light. In one example, a group of scammers running a firm by the name of Mining City Cloud Mining from the Philippines frauded users out of millions. The firm claimed to pay $92 a day in profit to participate miners. Notably, in the Philippines, this is a considerable amount of funding which served as the perfect bait for new crypto users.
Regulators put a stop to the scam this year in September. Officials stated that " Mining City is not registered with the Commission and operates without the necessary license and/or authority to solicit, accept, or take investments/placements from the public nor to issue investment contracts and other forms of securities ." They also went on to accuse the firm of running a Ponzi Scheme.
Bitcoin mining Concerns.
There are a variety of Bitcoin mining concerns that the market is currently facing. For one, there are unprecedented levels of centralization in the market. Centralization is bad for Bitcoin because it erodes the security of the network. Additionally, it allows one group to further dictate their will on other users in terms of approving upgrades and protocol changes.
Electricity Consumption.
Another major concern surrounding the Bitcoin mining sector is sustainability. Bitcoin requires an insane amount of electricity to keep running. Reports put Bitcoin's electric consumption on par with developed European countries. This power demand has led many to seek more sustainable options.
Renewable Energy.
One popular option employed by around 39% of the Bitcoin mining community is renewable energy. The use of geothermal, wind, and water-based electricity systems allows Bitcoin miners to secure their profits without any waste. The effort to shift over to more green alternatives has been slowed by electrical companies offering discounts to Bitcoin mining farms.
Green Energy Powered Bitcoin mining Rig.
The Future of Bitcoin mining.
It's anyone's guess what the future of Bitcoin mining will hold. There is no doubt that manufacturers will continue to push the processing boundaries in terms of mining rigs. There is also a strong chance that the institutional adoption of Bitcoin will cause more network usage in the coming months as well. All of these concerns lead to more difficulty on the part of miners.
Additionally, there is the fact that one day all 21 million Bitcoin will be mined. Nobody is sure what will happen to the network at this point, but most analysts agree, Bitcoin will hold significant value by this time. At the current Bitcoin issuance rate, the last Bitcoin will be mined around 2140. Luckily, there's plenty of time for developers to figure things out.


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Tech Alterations.
There's also the chance that Bitcoin may decide to abandon its Proof-of-Work algorithm in favor of a more sustainable option one day. While this may seem impossible, the world's second-largest PoW blockchain, Ethereum is already making preparations for just such a maneuver. Ethereum intends to convert from a PoW mechanism over to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) system before the end of the year. This conversion eliminates the need for the SHA-256 algorithm and reduces the overall electric consumption of the network. It would also allow users to stake their crypto to secure the network.
Bitcoin mining Forever.
As it stands now, Bitcoin's core community is in no hurry to alter any of the main protocols of this revolutionary coin. Instead, Bitcoin maximalists believe that the secret to large scale Bitcoin adoption lies in the development of supplemental technologies such as the Lightning Network. Through the use of these off-chain protocols, Bitcoin gains new functionality, efficiency, and speed. For these reasons, Bitcoin mining is set to be a thing for many years to come.
Best Graphics Card for Cryptocurrency Mining (Altcoins & Bitcoin) in 2020.
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With the rise in the value of various cryptocurrencies, graphics cards are in great demand for cryptocurrency mining that mainly includes Altcoins mining (Zcash, Ethereum, Monero, Dash, etc.) and Bitcoin mining. Cryptocurrency Mining is a very resource-intensive task and it requires a lot of processing power from your computer hardware, especially from the graphics card. For cryptocurrency mining, you need a powerful GPU because it requires a lot of computational power that only a GPU can provide for PC users. Also, the graphics card should consume less power so that you can remain profitable in the mining process. This is because cryptocurrency mining really stresses your GPU and results in higher power consumption which can skyrocket your electricity bill. Although it not really profitable to mine Bitcoin using graphics card and it is generally carried out by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) miner that specializes in SHA-256 mining that includes Bitcoin mining and other Altcoins (Alternative Cryptocurrencies) that uses SHA-256 function.
Some of the Altcoins that you can mine using graphics cards and remain profitable are Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Novacoin, FeatherCoin, WorldCoin, Bitmark, Latium, MidasCoin, Elacoin, DigitalCoin, Cryptogenic Bullion, Megacoin, GoldCoin, Tagcoin, Memorycoin 2.0, Bitcoin Scrypt, Infinitecoin, Ekrona, Anoncoin, PandaCoins, Primecoin, Quark, secure coin, Nxt, QORA, CLOAKcoin, NeXT Horizon, Yacoin, Skeincoin, Protoshares, DarkCoin, MyriadCoin, BitSwift, Curecoin, OFF, MediterraneanCoin, Mangocoinz. Other popular Altcoins include iCoin, Storjcoin X, Lisk, MaidSafeCoin, Dogecoin, Ripple.
Modern day graphics cards are very powerful and they are very suitable for Cryptocurrency Mining that included Bitcoin mining, Ethereum Mining, Zcash Mining, etc. Both Nvidia and AMD graphics cards can be used for Cryptocurrency Mining but here AMD graphics cards do have an extra edge and are better at Cryptocurrency Mining because their GPU architecture suits cryptocurrency mining better. Also, AMD Radeon Graphics Cards have better TFLOPS * performance with lower power consumption at lower prices compared to Nvidia graphics cards. Here in this post, I am going to list down the best cryptocurrency mining graphics cards that are affordable, powerful and have lower power consumption.
* TFLOPS or Teraflops or Trillion FLOPS (floating-point operations per second) is the measure of the computer or CPU or GPU performance in mathematical calculations. TFLOPS means that the processor or GPU is capable of performing 6 trillion floating-point calculations every second on average. So more is the TFLOPS of the graphics card, the better it is suited for cryptocurrency mining.
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Top Graphics Cards for Cryptocurrency Mining [Altcoins & Bitcoins]
Here are the best graphics cards for cryptocurrency mining. These AMD and Nvidia graphics cards have got very good hash rate per watt and can be used for Bitcoin mining, Ethereum Mining, Zcash Mining and other Cryptocurrency Mining processing that requires GPU power.
Radeon RX Vega 64.
Radeon RX Vega 64 is unarguably the best graphics card for mining cryptocurrencies that include Ethereum, ZCash, etc. This card has got the best hash rate to power ratio among all the graphics cards. Radeon RX Vega 64 is built on the latest Vega GPU architecture from AMD and comes with 4096 Stream Processors and 8GB HBM2 memory having a 2048 bit interface.
Radeon RX Vega 64 comes in both air and liquid-cooled variants with water/liquid one being the faster. The card has compute performance of 12.7 / 13.7 (liquid) TFLOPS and has a maximum power consumption of 295W / 345W (liquid). So if you are looking for a profitable graphics card for mining then RX Vega 64 is what you should get.
Radeon RX Vega 64 Specifications Stream Processors 4096 Performance 12.7 / 13.7 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1247 / 1546 MHz Memory Clock 1.9 Gbps Memory Size 8GB HBM2 Memory Interface 2048-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 295W / 345W (liquid) PSU Requirement 750W / 1000W (liquid)
Radeon RX Vega 56.
Radeon RX Vega 56 is the second best graphics card for mining purposes. Also, this is the second-fastest graphics card in the RX Vega lineup from AMD. The card is based on the Vega architecture and comes with 3580 Stream Processors and 8GB HBM2 memory having 2048-interface. The card is a bit slower than the RX Vega 64 but has lower power consumption. The compute performance of this card stands at 10.5 TFLOPS which is very good.
Radeon RX Vega 56 comes only in an air-cooled version and has a maximum power consumption of 210W, requiring a 650W PSU for its working. You can get more mining performance out this card by overclocking it and by using a custom BIOS for unlocking the extra cores.
Radeon RX Vega 64 Specifications Stream Processors 3584 Performance 10.5 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1156 / 1471 MHz Memory Clock 1.6 Gbps Memory Size 8GB HBM2 Memory Interface 2048-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 210W PSU Requirement 650W.
Radeon RX 580.
Radeon RX 580 is the top of the line graphics card in the latest Radeon RX 500 graphics card series lineup from AMD. It is based on the Polaris GPU architecture and comes with 2304 Stream Processors. The card consists of 36 compute units and can provide computational performance up to 6.2 TFLOPS. It comes with 8GB GDDR5 memory having an interface or bus width of 256-bits.
The power consumption of Radeon RX 580 is at 185W maximum and it requires a decent 500W PSU for its working. This is one of the best graphics cards that you can use for Cryptocurrency Mining that includes Bitcoin mining, Ethereum (ETH) Mining, Zcash Mining, etc.
AMD Radeon RX 580 Specifications Stream Processors 2304 Performance 6.2 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1257/1340 MHz Memory Clock 8000 MHz Memory Size 8 GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 185W PSU Requirement 500W.
Radeon RX 570.
Radeon RX 570 is the second most powerful card after RX 580 in the Radeon RX 500 graphics card series. It is also based on the Polaris GPU architecture and comes with 2048 Stream Processors, 32 compute units and delivers performance up to 5.1 TFLOPS. It comes with 4GB / 8GB GDDR5 memory having an interface of 256-bit.
The card is slightly less powerful than the RX 580 but the positive side is that it consumes lesser power compared to it. The maximum power consumption of Radeon RX 570 is up to 150 Watt and it requires only a 450W PSU for its working. This is one of the best budget graphics cards that you can buy for cryptocurrency mining.
AMD Radeon RX 570 Specifications Stream Processors 2048 Performance 5.1 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1168/1244 MHz Memory Clock 7000 MHz Memory Size 4GB / 8GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 150W PSU Requirement 450W.
Radeon RX 480.
Radeon RX 480 is the predecessor of Radeon RX 580 but it is just as powerful as RX 580. The card comes with 2304 Stream processors and has a maximum computational performance of 5.8 TFLOPS which is slightly less than the RX 580. Radeon RX 480 comes in both 4GB and 8GB GDDR5 memory variants having a 256-bit interface. The power consumption of Radeon RX 480 is lower at 150W compared to Radeon RX 580 and it only requires a 450W PSU for its working.
AMD Radeon RX 480 Specifications Stream Processors 2304 Performance 5.8 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1120/1266 MHz Memory Clock 8000 MHz Memory Size 4 GB / 8 GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 150W PSU Requirement 450W.
Radeon RX 470.
Radeon RX 470 is the predecessor of Radeon RX 570 but packs almost the same power as RX 570. It comes with 2048 Stream Processors and has performance up to 4.9 TFLOPS. It is available in both 4GB and 8GB variants with GDDR5 memory (256-bit). The power consumption of Radeon 470 is lower as compared to Radeon RX 570 and it consumes only 120 Watts of power at maximum. This is one of the best budget graphics cards that you can get for Altcoins mining or Bitcoin mining.
AMD Radeon RX 470 Specifications Stream Processors 2048 Performance 4.9 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1206 / 926 MHz Memory Clock 7000 MHz Memory Size 4GB / 8GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 120W PSU Requirement 450W.
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti.
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is the latest Pascal graphics card from Nvidia, that is released to tackle the Radeon RX Vega 56. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is a powerful high-end graphics card that is probably the best cryptocurrency graphics card from Nvidia. It comes with 2432 CUDA Cores and 8GB GDDR5 memory having 256-bit interface. The card is significantly powerful than GTX 1070 and has performance very close to the GTX 1080.
The card has Floating Point performance of 8.1 TFLOPS which is almost the same as that of GeForce GTX 1080 having compute performance of 8.2 TFLOPS. GTX 1070 Ti has maximum power consumption of 180W which is significantly lower than that of Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce GTX 1080. Also, the card only requires a 500W PSU for its working. Also, the card is cheaper than the RX Vega 56 and GTX 1080. So if you are looking for good gaming as well as a mining graphics card from Nvidia then you won't find anything better than this. Highly Recommended by me.
Best GTX 1070 Ti Graphics Cards for Mining & Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega 56 Comparison GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Specifications CUDA Cores 2432 Performance 8.1 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1603 / 1683 MHz Memory Clock 8000 MHz Memory Size 8GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 180W PSU Requirement 500W.
GeForce GTX 1070.
GeForce GTX 1070 is a high-end powerful graphics card from Nvidia and is based on the Pascal GPU architecture . The card comes with 1920 CUDA Cores and 8GB GDDR5 memory having 256-bit interface. The computational performance of this graphics card is up to 6.5 TFLOPS which is slightly more than that of Radeon RX 580 mentioned above. The card has a maximum power consumption of 150W and requires a good 500 Watt power supply for its working.
GeForce GTX 1070 Specifications CUDA Cores 1920 Performance 6.5 TFLOPS GPU Clock 1506/1683 MHz Memory Clock 8000 MHz Memory Size 8GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 256-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 150W PSU Requirement 500W.
GeForce GTX 1060.
GeForce GTX 1060 is a higher mid-range graphics card from Nvidia that is also based on the Pascal GPU architecture. GeForce GTX 1060 comes in two variants, one is with 3GB GDDR5 memory and another one with 6GB GDDR5 memory (192-bit bus width). Both these variants also have different processing power with 6GB one being the faster. The 3GB version comes with 1152 CUDA Cores and computational performance up to 3.9 TLOPS while the 6GB one comes with 1280 CUDA Cores and performance up to 4.4 TFLOPS.
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB has slightly lower computational performance compared to Radeon RX 570 but it has much lower power consumption at 94W (Max.) and requires only a decent 400W PSU for its working. This makes it an affordable and cost-effective choice for cryptocurrency mining because of lower power consumption. Recommended by me for users on a budget.
GeForce GTX 1060 Specifications CUDA Cores 1152 (3GB) / 1280 (6GB) Performance 3.9 TFLOPS (3GB) / 4.4 TFLOPS (6GB) GPU Clock 1506 / 1708 MHz Memory Clock 8000 MHz Memory Size 3GB / 6GB GDDR5 Memory Interface 192-bit Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption (Max.) 94W PSU Requirement 400W.
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So if you are into cryptocurrency mining (more specifically Altcoins mining) and want to make some profit in it then you can get any one of the above graphics cards based on your budget. Above mentioned graphics cards have relatively lower power consumption and are powerful enough for cryptocurrency mining whether it is Ethereum mining, Zcash mining, Bitcoin mining or any other. If you have some queries then feel free to ask me by leaving a comment below.


Bitcoin

Are you on the hunt for the best mining GPU of 2020? These days, cryptocurrency just isn't as popular as it used to be, but that doesn't mean it's dead. Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto coins are still flowing, and there are others that are booming. So, it shouldn't be surprising that there are still some folks out there that want to jump on the mining train.
If you're thinking about delving into cryptocurrency mining, it would be wise to invest in one of the best mining GPUs on the market this 2020. When you go shopping for the best mining GPU you can find, you should think about the memory the GPU boasts, as well as its power demands and cost. It's important to consider the GPUs value, because when you start mining for Bitcoin or Ethereum, you won't be yielding large amounts of cryptocurrency to start. You should therefore try to minimize your initial costs as much as possible so that you can maximize your profits and start making your initial investment back as quickly as possible.
We've created a list of the best mining GPUs money can buy, so you can spend less time shopping and more time profiting. We've ranked six of the top mining GPUs on the market, keeping price and efficiency in mind. And, thanks to our exclusive price comparison tool, you can rest assured that you'll always get the best price.
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AMD Radeon VII.
7nm, meet cryptocurrency.
Core Clock: 1,400MHz | Memory: 16GB HBM2 | Memory Clock: 4Gbps | Power Connectors: 2 x 8-pin | Power Draw: 300W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0.
AMD made headlines in 2017 when it released the AMD Vega 64, as not only was that graphics card good at gaming, but it also quickly rose to fame as a cryptocurrency mining champion. The AMD Radeon VII takes things to a whole new level, tripling the Vega 64's hash rate to 90MH/s right out of the box. That's more powerful than the significantly pricier Nvidia Titan V, making the Radeon VII the new king of the cryptocurrency mining scene. It helps that this card is only $700.
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Low power draw, high hash rate.
Core Clock: 1,506MHz | Memory: 8GB GDDR5 | Memory Clock: 8Gbps | Power Connectors: 1 x 8-pin | Power Draw: 150W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0, DL-DVI.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 isn't just a great graphics card for gaming, it's also an excellent mining GPU. This is because it manages a high hash rate of around 30 mh/s without needing too much power. Remember, the more power a GPU requires, the more expensive it is to run, which will eat into your cryptocurrency profits. As with many recent Nvidia GPUs, the 1070 is on the pricey side, so you will have to take an initial hit when starting up, but if you're into cryptocurrency mining for the long run, the 1070 is easily the best mining GPU currently available.
AMD Radeon RX580.
AMD's GPU is a mining winner.
Core Clock: 1,257MHz | Memory: 8GB GDDR5 | Memory Clock: 8Gbps | Power Connectors: 1x 8-pin, 1 x 6-pin | Power Draw: 185W | Outputs: 1 DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0.
The AMD Radeon RX580 is one of the most outstanding GPUs for mining, so much so that it is a bit of a victim of its own success, as it can sometimes be difficult to find. However, its popularity is well-deserved, as it offers an excellent hash rate of 29 mh/s while also keeping the electricity consumption low. Additionally, it is cheaper than the GTX 1070, and if you don't mind changing a few settings, you'll be very pleased with this card's mining performance.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060.
A solid alternative to the AMD Radeon RX 480.
Core Clock: 1,506MHz | Memory: 6GB GDDR5 | Memory Clock: 8Gbps | Power Connectors: 1 x 6-pin | Power Draw: 120W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0, DL-DVI.
Nvidia's GTX 1060 is the latest addition to our best GPU for mining list, taking the place of the AMD Radeon RX 480, which is almost impossible to buy these days due to low stock levels. As with the card its replacing, the GTX 1060 isn't the most powerful GPU. However, it delivers very good mining results without being ridiculously expensive. Plus, it's an excellent gaming graphics card for gaming as well, which is handy if you want to use your mining equipment for other purposes.
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AMD Radeon RX Vega.
Punchy graphics performance above its weight.
Core Clock: 1,156MHz | Memory: 8GB HBM2 | Memory Clock: 1.6 Gbps | Power Connectors: 2 x 8-pin | Power Draw: 210W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0.
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is one of the best value-loaded graphics card on the market right now. Benchmarks confirm that it runs faster than the Nvidia GTX 1070 and, thanks to the Bitcoin mining craze, it's also cheaper to boot. Again, it can be a tricky GPU to track down, and it's power consumption means it might end up being an expensive GPU to run 24/7 in a mining rig. Still, it's excellent at mining, so if you can find one, it's definitely a worthy contender.
A brilliant, yet expensive, GPU for mining.
Core Clock: 1,582 MHz | Memory: 11GB GDDR5X | Memory Clock: 11GHz | Power Connectors: 1 x 6-pin; 1 x 8-pin | Power Draw: 250W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0.
Until either Volta or Turing comes along to replace it, the Nvidia GTX remains and will remain as one of the most powerful graphics cards out there. However, as good as it is a gaming GPU and also an excellent mining one, there are a few limitations that prevent it from taking over the top spot on the list. For instance, it's an extremely expensive GPU, and it also draws more power than its competition. This means you'll be getting less of a return on your investment, and it'll take some time to cover your costs. However, if you don't mind shelling out the extra cash for this GPU, (or if you want to game with the best graphics card around), then you'll be happy with its performance since if you do a bit of tweaking, you can reach a hash rate of 32 mh/s.
Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti.
A recent update to the 1070.
Core Clock: 1,607MHz | Memory: 8GB GDDR5 | Memory Clock: 8GHz | Power Connectors: 1 x 8-pin | Power Draw: 180W | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0.
While the GTX 1070 sits atop our list of the top mining GPUs, its follow up, the GTX 1070 Ti, isn't too far behind. Another fantastic mining graphics card with a number of power upgrades, such as a higher base clock, the 1070 Ti also does a very good job. However, there are a few reasons why it ranks lower than its older sibling. For a start, because it's newer, it costs more than the 1070, reducing your profits from mining. It also has a higher power consumption, making it more costly to run. Finally, there have been incidents of a bug in the driver software, which makes this GPU hash lower than expected, though an upcoming fix should sort that. If you're prepared to adjust a few settings, however, this is an impressive mining GPU.
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Best GPU for Mining Bitcoin.
Bitcoin and other proof of work cryptocurrencies are decentralized, and therefore not powered by a centralized authority. Instead, they are powered by a network of miners using their computing power to validate transactions and keep the network secure. Approximately every 10 minutes a new number of Bitcoins are released (this will differ for other cryptocurrencies) to a miner. This works like a lottery where the miners with the most computing power have a higher chance of winning. Miners can either operate individually or join a pool of other miners and split the mining rewards between them.
Miners can use CPUs, GPUs, or ASICs. The majority of individuals tend to perform GPU mining as they are more powerful than CPUs but still affordable compared to the more powerful ASICs. So to answer the question 'what is GPU mining,' - it is the process of supporting a cryptocurrency's network with your graphics card, in the hope of 'winning' newly released cryptocurrency. So most Bitcoin GPU mining done now is generally at a loss by people who are mining for a bit of fun or learning more about it.
If GPUs were to be used to mine coins on the SHA-256 algorithm (i.e., Bitcoin mining GPUs/Bitcoin mining cards), the returns would be minimal, and you would likely be operating at a loss when hardware and electricity costs are considered, as your GPU will be unable to compete with the more powerful ASICs. There is no best Bitcoin mining graphics card, as they are all doubtful to be profitable for Bitcoin mining. This applies for AMD Bitcoin mining and Nvidia Bitcoin mining video cards, as we will be reviewing cards from both companies in this article.
If you want to use a GPU to increase your Bitcoin holdings, a better strategy would be to mine other coins and then sell your mined cryptocurrency immediately for Bitcoin, rather than looking for a profitable Bitcoin graphics card/the best video card for Bitcoin mining. It is also possible to sell your hashpower to the highest bidder and not even worry about what is the best cryptocurrency to mine, so this may be worth considering too.
The coin you choose to mine with your GPU is an essential factor to consider too, as different GPUs are more efficient at mining different coins. The best currencies to mine with GPU will change over time. The best coin to mine with GPU 2017 is very unlikely to be the best coin to mine with GPU 2019.
The AMD Radeon RX 580 costs approximately $200.00 for 8GB of memory. The AMD Radeon RX 580 is a mid-range graphics card targeting those operating on a budget. The AMD Radeon RX 580 is a powerful graphics card given its price, with very few genuine competitors at that price range.
The AMD Radeon RX 580 was launched in 2017, has a hashrate of 27.5 MH/s and works best for the Ethash mining algorithm. The best-known coins using the Ethash algorithm are Ethereum and Ethereum Classic, so the AMD Radeon RX 580 is a good Ethereum mining GPU. The AMD Radeon RX 580 is powerful enough for 24-hour mining. The AMD Radeon RX 580 is also an efficient GPU for mining cryptocurrencies that use the CryptoNight algorithm, such as Monero.
AMD advises the typical power requirement of the AMD Radeon RX 580 is 185W. Although this is for more general use, so for mining, you may only need 120W-150W depending on the algorithm you use. It is generally the case that you will use less electricity for mining than quoted by the manufacturer. The AMD Radeon RX580 was widely considered to be one of if not the best GPU for Bitcoin mining 2017.